What an amazing weekend we had for Graduation 2024! Absolutely perfect spring weather, and even better company as a crowd of alumni, current skiers, and family members showed up to celebrate our graduates. This year's group was extra big - 6 members of the Class of 2024 (Mia, Morgan, Aggie, Ingrid, Carson, and Silas), joined by super seniors Zach, James, and Ayden. It's been a great run with this crew. It seems like so long ago that the 2024 kids arrived at Bowdoin under the cloud of Covid-19. That first semester, they lived alone in dorms, ate their meals to-go, and attended classes outside. Led by the great Gabby Vandendries '21, our humble crew of first-years put in a great fall of training despite ever-changing restrictions - distancing, masking, no indoor training, no vehicles, etc. We used every trick in our book to mix up the training and keep it interesting and productive, and the skiers did an amazing job of staying positive and making the most of the experience. They made this very difficult period a lot of fun, and I'll always be grateful for that. Meanwhile, the 2023 kids were huddled up in Bozeman, looking for new adventures as they figured out this confusing new world. Together, our seniors have made these last few years very special - they helped our team get back to a good place in the post-pandemic era, and they oversaw a remarkably successful period on the race course. The team is going to look a lot different without them next year, and they'll be dearly missed. All of them are headed off to exciting new challenges, and we can't wait to see what they do next. Congratulations and thank you, seniors!
